Saskatchewan Trivia

Before becoming a province, Saskatchewan was part of ___.a. Albertab. Manitobac. The Northwest Territories

The first European to view the area now called Saskatchewan was ___.a. Captain Cookb. Henry Kelseyc. Jacques Cartier

The first European wandered through the area in the interests of ___.a. the fur tradeb. making peace with the Indiansc. curiosity

In 1875, a regiment of 300 mounted police were at Fort Walsh to ___.a. attract new settlers to the landb. end the lawlessness and illegal whiskey tradingc. fight the Indians

The Metis Indians, faced with the losing their land and lifestyle,
fought back with ___ as their leader.a. Sitting Bullb. Louis Rielc. Red Cloud

The final losing battle for the Indians was at Batoche in1885. The
rebellion leader was ___. a. tried and executedb. hanged by a settler mobc. killed during the battle

One of the Canadian government's purpose to rid the Indians of
their land was to attract more settlers. However, after the Indian rebellion was put down few settlers came because ___.a. they were afraidb. the land and climate were harshc. there was lots of land in the United States

To attract people, the government promised ___. a. moneyb. free landc. free land if new settlers stayed a long time

Saskatchewan officially became a province on ___. a. September 1, 1900b. September 1, 1905c. September 1, 1910